Letters to the Editor

Nature has a way of restoring balance

Some will stay comfortable in our air-conditioned abodes and some will suffer not having access to what money offers to…

June 20, 2016

Do not let Tri-State control renewables

A ballot was sent out to all members to vote for their representatives on the board. I am sure everyone…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Santa Rita Park great but needs a fence

I noticed that due to the massive size of the equipment, at times my view of the river was blocked.…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Diesel display was a rude health hazard

I followed two large pickup trucks from the intersection of Main Avenue and College Drive north to 12th street. At…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Killing of three bears was appalling

Shame on those responsible for the shooting of three bears because of destruction to property. You live in a rural…

June 20, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Urge passage of donor protection act

This bill will protect living organ donors by prohibiting insurance companies from denying or limiting life, disability and long-term care…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Why should we have to pay to vote?

Right now, if we don’t want to use a stamp we can always drive into town and drop the return…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Ready response to opioid abuse needed

Today there is Naloxone, also known as Narcan, a medicine that is carried by an ever increasing number of police…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Elect Lammons to support the sheriff

I lived in the county for years and was incessantly stalked and harassed by a neighbor. We had law enforcement…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Lammons will give office new direction

He has a calm, sure and trustworthy demeanor. He wants to stop locking up cases concerning low level drug abuse,…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Tell the LPEA board to say no to waiver

Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the corporate power producer from which our co-op buys electricity, is pushing the LPEA board to…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne will honor community as DA

I met Mr. Champagne when I became the SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) nurse coordinator for the 6th Judicial District.…

June 18, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne an excellent DA candidate

Champagne has an extraordinary sense of how to deal with offenders and criminals. I use the two different terms because…

June 15, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Camp Hale designation deserves support

Tucked in a high mountain valley south of Minturn in Eagle County, Camp Hale was the home base for that…

June 14, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Can bigoted president make U.S. great?

Specifically, Trump has claimed that Gonzalo Curiel, the U.S. District Court judge overseeing the litigation against Trump University, is entangled…

June 14, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Ignore false conflict, elect Champagne

I have great respect for the Southern Ute Tribe and the Tribal Court. I have served as the Southern Ute…

June 14, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne: Right temperament to be DA

Christian Champagne answered each question with thoughtful, direct answers, describing his vision of the DA’s office as “servant leadership,” while…

June 14, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne invaluable to victim, family

One of our children was assaulted. The perpetrator admitted to it, but a shoddy investigation weakened the case so much…

June 14, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Fossil thinking at odds with 21st century

LPEA’s board is meeting on June 15 to consider a 40-year blanket waiver to give Tri State Generation and Transmission,…

June 12, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Tell LPEA board to nix Tri-State deal

The latest example of this lack of transparency is coming up for a vote at the June 15 board meeting:…

June 12, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Qualifications do matter, vote Lammons

One might surmise, as Schmidt implies, that Ben Lammons has moved from job to job and this somehow makes him…

June 11, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Second half of property tax due June 15

This is done, or rather, not done, in order to save taxpayer dollars. However, if the Treasurer’s Office has not…

June 11, 2016

Letters to the Editor

The clear choice for DA is Champagne

As a strong believer in restorative justice practices to cut down on recidivism rates among non-violent offenders, Christian has the…

June 11, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Champagne deserves chance to be DA

There are myriad issues in defending and prosecuting crimes, and justice demands appropriate punishment for a criminal defendant. When the…

June 11, 2016